Finalists Announced in the 2023 Comedy Pet Photography Awards — See the Photos!
One of the 25 finalists will win a trophy, cash prize and a SpeedTop crossbody bag on Aug. 11
You can always count on your furry friends to put a smile on your face!
The 25 finalists for the 2023 Comedy Pets Photography Awards were recently announced, and these photos of pets from around the world are paw-sitively hilarious.
The competition started a few years ago when professional photographers Tom Sullam and Paul Joynson-Hicks, who already ran the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, wanted to branch out and bring awareness to the joy pets bring to people's lives. Their hope is that the annual tradition encourages the support of small grassroots animal welfare charities.
"Through the Comedy Pets, we want to promote positive awareness of animal welfare issues and celebrate the incredible and valuable contribution that pets can and do have on our lives," the organization's mission statement reads.
Anyone who wants to vote for the People's Choice Award has until Aug. 6. Six judges will also determine the winner of the Overall Best Photo award, which comes with a trophy, a £500 ($654.55) cash prize and a SpeedTop crossbody bag.
The images will be judged by whichever most successfully "combines the best technical excellence with the most amusing content and caption." Winners will be announced on Aug. 11.
Here are some of the finalists:
Klaus-Peter Selzer with “the Three Greys"
Sophie Boynton with “When digging gets serious”
Corinne Mooser with “So this is the source of happiness”
Lana Polykova with “Oscar winning performance”
Kenichi Morinaga with “Football free kick”
Kim Horstmanshof with “The 498th round of Hide and Seek”
Kazutoshi Ono with “Victory”
Darya Zelentsova with “The first outdoor walk”
John Young with “Flying poodle”
Kerstin Leichtenmüller with “My face when my crush says hi”
Jonathan Casey with “Edgar's dandelion”
Udo Krauss with “Who are you?”
Darya Zelentsova with “Little Daisy and her big future”
Michel Zoghzoghi with “A life changing event”
Katia Pillonel with “Kylian's sleep”
Kenichi Morinaga with “The big boss”
Chris Porsz with “Barking”
Christine Johnson with “Ball play silhouette”
Gill Woodcock with “Keep your eye on the ball”
Felix Larcher with “Bidule as goal keeper”
Lana Polykova with “A lovely couple”
Karl Goldhamer with “Zorro reborn”
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